They also removed a section from their developer agreement that essentially prohibited app development with anything other than Xcode. I have been kicking around the idea of developing apps for a while but I did not want to marry a single platform. I also didn't want to learn Objective-C which is, in my opinion, an arcane programming language from the '80s. I'm looking forward to developing for Android, iOS, and the rest leveraging my C# or JavaScript skills.

Some say that Apple's old policy could have spurred antitrust inquires and eventually lawsuits. Personally I don't care why they changed course and ate crow. I'm just glad Apple is respecting developers by providing them with information and access to tools to get the job done efficiently and in the manner we choose.